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the ME are basically a rewrite to fix the continuity errors in the LN. therefore the ME takes precedence.

Some of the MEs retcon important information, though.

For instance...

Spoiler for Vol 1 + ME2/ME7 spoilers:

When Kirito uses a hand-to-hand sword skill to finish of Cradil, it makes sense due to the events of the Aria continuation ME which showed how he got the skill from interacting with Argo after the defeat of the first floor boss.

On the other hand, ME2 which shows Kirito's (and several others) level and skills upon the game being cleared, clearly lacks the hand-to-hand skill. The only skill we are aware that he dropped during the story was 2H swords to pick up fishing, so ME2 actually created another continuity error...

When Kirito uses a hand-to-hand sword skill to finish of Cradil, it makes sense due to the events of the Aria continuation ME which showed how he got the skill from interacting with Argo after the defeat of the first floor boss.

On the other hand, ME2 which shows Kirito's (and several others) level and skills upon the game being cleared, clearly lacks the hand-to-hand skill. The only skill we are aware that he dropped during the story was 2H swords to pick up fishing, so ME2 actually created another continuity error...

There might be more, but that's the only one I can think of atm.

It wasn't a continuity error. XD

Spoiler for response to above:

It clearly said "EQUIPPED SKILLS", not "USED SKILLS", or "SKILLS". He probably replaced <<Martial Arts>> (or its successor) with <<Extended Weight Limit>>, since carrying two heavy swords is a pain.

It clearly said "EQUIPPED SKILLS", not "USED SKILLS", or "SKILLS". He probably replaced <<Martial Arts>> (or its successor) with <<Extended Weight Limit>>, since carrying two heavy swords is a pain.

It actually is a continuity error.

Spoiler for Vol 1 spoilers:

The game was cleared less than a month (less than 3 weeks actually) after Cradil dies, not to mention that immediately after the Cradil incident Kirito takes a 2 week vacation.

There's no way Kirito trained a new skill from 1 to 949 in that time period. He only managed to raise his fishing to 604 during their vacation by fishing a ton, I don't see how he would have the time to also train up extended weight limit, and to such a high skill level, as well..

The game was cleared less than a month (less than 3 weeks actually) after Cradil dies, not to mention that immediately after the Cradil incident Kirito takes a 2 week vacation.

There's no way Kirito trained a new skill from 1 to 949 in that time period. He only managed to raise his fishing to 604 during their vacation by fishing a ton, I don't see how he would have the time to also train up extended weight limit, and to such a high skill level, as well..

Kirito has a strange liking for heavy swords, since the start of the game. (Vol. 9) Your argument is invalid.

I think the assumption is that you don't keep the skill levels of unequipped skills. Which I think makes more sense. I suppose it's theoretically possible that he was just switching around his set-up, but honestly the idea of it being an error seems more likely to me. ME2 is actually filled with inconsistencies, such as claiming that Silica works with the high level players, and since it's called "Early Characters" I assumed it was actually created before he wrote the story and just published later.

Kirito has a strange liking for heavy swords, since the start of the game. (Vol. 9) Your argument is invalid.

My argument is invalid? Have you even read Volume 1, or did you just skim through it? Kirito has always had a preference for heavy swords.. but how does that make my argument invalid? You completely ignored every point I made due to some random quote from Vol 9, but Kirito has had a pronounced preference for very heavy swords as early as Vol 2/3.

My argument is invalid? Have you even read Volume 1, or did you just skim through it? Kirito has always had a preference for heavy swords.. but how does that make my argument invalid? You completely ignored every point I made due to some random quote from Vol 9, but Kirito has had a pronounced preference for very heavy swords as early as Vol 2/3.

It was supposed to be a partial joke (Your argument is invalid). Oh well...

Anyway, isn't <<Extended Weight Limit>> simply an extension of how much weight can Kirito bring? Wasn't he able to bring a humongous amount of materials (including ignots, ores, and whatnot) to Lizbeth during <<Sound of Water, Sound of Hammer>>? Plus the 2 swords he always brings and has in his inventory or similar. Unless we get a clear reason for how <<Extended Weight Limit>> skill gets leveled up, it's assumed to be by using swords heavier than what his strength would normally go by, which <<Kirito>> has done since Floor 1. The basic theory is that skill levels are saved but slowly decrease when "unequipped" overtime. Which a certain someone...

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Originally Posted by Clarste

I think the assumption is that you don't keep the skill levels of unequipped skills. Which I think makes more sense. I suppose it's theoretically possible that he was just switching around his set-up, but honestly the idea of it being an error seems more likely to me. ME2 is actually filled with inconsistencies, such as claiming that Silica works with the high level players, and since it's called "Early Characters" I assumed it was actually created before he wrote the story and just published later.

argued otherwise...

...anyway, There's no point continuing this.... -_-

It's the LNs fault for not clarifying the details of "equipping" and "removing" Skills.

Well, no sensible man would actually agree to his ways of "trapping players for the hell of it" after all. XD Also, it would have been better for everyone if Kayaba only "killed players" before the 3rd month, when things have settled in and people are afraid to tamper the <<NervGear>> anymore... or that there was a place where players were trapped until the <<rescue>> if they died. This would be something like a 50:50 chance... 50% chance you'll get fried, 50% chance you'll be <<trapped again>> instead.